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The announcement comes after the US government offered a USD 1 million reward for information leading to Hamza bin Laden's capture as part of its “Rewards for Justice” program. (Photo: AP | File)

Saudi Arabia revokes citizenship of Osama bin Laden's son Hamza

Hamza bin Laden was named a 'specially designated global terrorist' in January 2017.

01 Mar 2019 9:08 PM

The location of Hamza bin Laden, sometimes dubbed the "crown prince of jihad," has been the subject of speculation for years. (Photo:AFP)

US offers USD 1 million reward to find bin Laden son

The United States on Thursday offered a USD 1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

01 Mar 2019 8:32 AM

Union Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo:ANI)

India can do what US did to Osama, says Arun Jaitley

The US’ special forces had raided Osama’s hideaway, a compound in Abbotabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa north of Islamabad, killing the dreaded terrorist.

28 Feb 2019 7:04 AM

Jaitley says India can replicate what US did to Bin Laden

His remarks at an event came a day after the Indian Air Force pounded terror camps in Pakistan.

27 Feb 2019 3:11 PM

'All I am saying is, I have certain credentials from the past. I need to come (to power) again and I need to be supported. Not overtly, but in a covert manner. So that we win again,' Musharraf is seen telling US lawmakers in one of the videos of the meeting. (Photo: File)

Watch: Video shows Musharraf seeking 'covert US support' to regain power

Musharraf, 75, was Pakistan's president between 2001 and 2008, before resigning to avoid impeachment.

29 Dec 2018 2:32 PM

Over the last few days, Trump has said that people in Pakistan knew about the presence of Laden. (Photo: File | Representational)

In strong signal of US frustration, Trump cancels USD 1.66 billion aid to Pakistan

Ties between US and Pak strained after Trump last year hit out at Pak for providing safe havens to 'agents of chaos' that kill Americans

21 Nov 2018 10:02 AM

'I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Centre,' he continued. (Photo: File)

'Fools never told us he was there': Trump hits out at Pakistan over Bin Laden

Trump said Bin Laden had lived 'beautifully in Pak and what I guess in what they considered a nice mansion, I don't know, I've seen nicer.'

20 Nov 2018 8:47 AM

Trump also said that he has plans to visit Iraq and Afghanistan to meet American troops stationed there. (Photo: File)

Pakistan doesn't do 'a damn thing' for US, says Donald Trump

In Sep, Trump administration cancelled USD 300 mn in military aid to Pak for not doing enough against terror groups active on its soil.

19 Nov 2018 8:39 AM

The ‘disappearance’ of Khashoggi: For Saudis, little real change likely

Khashoggi welcomed the Arab Spring in 2011 as a renaissance in the Arab political order.

12 Oct 2018 2:05 AM

Jalaluddin was an Afghan mujahideen commander fighting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s with the help of the US and Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan Taliban announces death of Haqqani network founder

Jalaluddin gained notoriety for his organisation and bravery, garnering attention from CIA and visit from US congressman Charlie Wilson.

04 Sep 2018 9:30 AM

The NSA has installations in several US states and from them routinely intercepts electronic data from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America and Asia.

‘Gentlemen don’t read other people’s mail!’

The NSA and the CIA together comprise the greatest intelligence-gathering effort in the world.

07 Aug 2018 12:47 AM

Hamza, 29, has assumed a senior position within Al-Qaida and was aiming to avenge the death of his father, who was shot dead during a covert US military raid in Pakistan's Abbottabad seven years ago. (Photo: AP)

Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza marries 9/11 hijacker’s daughter: report

Hamza is the son of one of Osama's three surviving wives, Khairiah Sabar, who was living with her husband in Abbottabad, when he was killed.

06 Aug 2018 4:28 PM

His half-brother, too, is aware of the fact that the family knew about Osama's terrorist activities early on as well as his role in the 9/11 attacks. (Photo: AFP)

In a first, Osama Bin Laden's mother says son 'brainwashed in his 20s'

Alia Ghanem recalls that when she learned about her son's business, she was 'extremely upset'.

04 Aug 2018 4:39 PM

Of false premises & false promises

The Quran says martyrs going to heaven will get “hur”, and the word was taken by early commentators to mean “virgins”, hence those 72 consorts.

07 Jul 2018 12:16 AM

In a five-minute video entitled 'Tel Aviv is Also a Land of Muslims,' the Egyptian doctor who took charge of the global terror group after its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 referred to the Palestinian Authority as the 'sellers of Palestine' while urging followers to take up arms. (Photo: AFP)

Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri calls for jihad on eve of US embassy move to Jerusalem

Top US officials have meanwhile insisted they could still push forward the troubled peace process despite outrage across the Arab world.

14 May 2018 2:24 PM

Afridi had ran a fake vaccination drive in Abbottabad city to help CIA agents track the former Al-Qaeda chief, who was later killed by US Navy Seals in a controversial raid on May 2, 2011. (Photo: Twitter | @faryaalshakeel)

Pak doctor who helped US track, kill Laden shifted to unknown location

Afridi was sentenced to 33 years in prison by a court for being involved in anti-state activities.

28 Apr 2018 6:54 PM

Haqqani was named in FIRs lodged by three people in two police stations in Kohat district of northwest Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, accusing Pakistan of 'maligning' in his books. (Photo: AFP)

Former Pak envoy to US Husain Haqqani booked for ‘maligning’ country

The complainants alleged that the former ambassador had caused irreparable loss to the country and defamed it.

22 Jan 2018 2:16 PM

Pakistani protesters burn posters of US President Donald Trump in Lahore. (Photo: AP)

Trump threats won’t change US-Pak dynamic

Logistical support for this mission, movement of heavy equipment, fuel and other supplies, needs connectivity via Pakistan.

07 Jan 2018 2:04 AM

Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seals in a covert raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. (Photo: AFP)

'Osama moved to Afghanistan to oversee Benazir Bhutto's murder plot'

'Have taken revenge for our brothers and sisters of Jamia Hafsa, Lal Masjid,' letter found in bin Laden's home after Bhutto's killing read.

28 Dec 2017 9:05 AM

When terror struck Mumbai in November 2008, 'the US was as obsessed as India' to dismantle the terror network and the US intelligence personnel were deployed to help the Indian government, Obama said at the HT Leadership Summit.(Photo: PTI)

US had no evidence that Pak was aware of Laden’s presence: Obama

Laden was killed by US Navy Seal forces in May 2011 in a surprise raid at Abbottabad.

01 Dec 2017 6:25 PM

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